ONTARIO, CANADA ( July 21, 2025 ) -

TIFF is set to dazzle this September as it celebrates its 50th edition with a red carpet–ready slate of Official Selections from its Gala and Special Presentations programmes. As part of its full list, TIFF is presenting world premieres including Aziz Ansari’s “Good Fortune,” Maude Apatow’s “Poetic License,” Isabel Coixet’s “Three Goodbyes,” Romain Gavras’ “Sacrifice,” David Michôd’s “Christy,” Yeon Sang-ho’s “The Ugly,” James Vanderbilt’s “Nuremberg,” and Alice Winocour’s “Couture,” as well as films from some of the most acclaimed filmmakers working today, including Guillermo del Toro, Mamoru Hosoda, Zacharias Kunuk, Baz Luhrmann, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Jafar Panahi, Benny Safdie, and Gus Van Sant. As Toronto prepares to welcome the world, these selections signal a Festival season defined by cinematic excellence, star-studded red carpets with crowd-favourite Hollywood and international talent, and those marquee moments on and off the screen that have defined TIFF for the past five decades. The 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, presented by Rogers, will take place September 4–14, 2025.

The Gala and Special Presentations programmes are recognized for celebrating the very best of contemporary cinema across genres and styles, from all corners of the world. This year, TIFF is pleased to invite films from over 30 countries that showcase bold storytelling, global perspectives, and the power of film to connect audiences across cultures.

TIFF is also announcing that Canadian director Anne Émond’s “Peak Everything” will be this year’s Closing Night Gala, taking place on the last evening of the Festival, Saturday, September 13.

2025 Galas (in alphabetical order):
* previously announced

*”A Private Life” | Rebecca Zlotowski | France
North American Premiere

“Adulthood” | Alex Winter | USA
World Premiere

“Driver’s Ed” | Bobby Farrelly | USA
World Premiere

“Eleanor the Great” | Scarlett Johansson | USA
North American Premiere

“Eternity” | David Freyne | USA
World Premiere

“Fuze” | David Mackenzie | United Kingdom
World Premiere

“Glenrothan” | Brian Cox | United Kingdom
World Premiere

“Good Fortune” | Aziz Ansari | USA
World Premiere

*”Hamnet” | Chloé Zhao | United Kingdom
Canadian Premiere

*”Homebound” | Neeraj Ghaywan | India
North American Premiere

*”John Candy: I Like Me” | Colin Hanks | USA
World Premiere

“Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery” | Ally Pankiw | Canada
World Premiere

“Nuremberg” | James Vanderbilt | USA
World Premiere

“Palestine 36” | Annemarie Jacir | Palestine/United Kingdom/France/Denmark/Qatar/Saudi Arabia/Jordan
World Premiere

“Peak Everything” | Anne Émond | Canada | Closing Night Gala
Toronto Premiere

*”Roofman” | Derek Cianfrance | USA
World Premiere

*”She Has No Name” | Peter Ho-Sun Chan | Hong Kong/China
North American Premiere

“Sholay” | Ramesh Sippy | India | 50th Anniversary Restoration
North American Premiere

“Swiped” | Rachel Lee Goldenberg | USA
World Premiere

*”The Choral” | Nicholas Hytner | United Kingdom
World Premiere

“Two Pianos” | Arnaud Desplechin | France
World Premiere

2025 Special Presentations (in alphabetical order):
* previously announced

“A Pale View of Hills” | Kei Ishikawa | Japan/United Kingdom/Poland
North American Premiere

“A Poet” | Simón Mesa Soto | Colombia/Germany/Sweden
North American Premiere

“Bad Apples” | Jonatan Etzler | United Kingdom
World Premiere

“Ballad of a Small Player” | Edward Berger | United Kingdom
Canadian Premiere

“California Schemin’” | James McAvoy | United Kingdom/USA
World Premiere

“Calle Malaga” | Maryam Touzani | Morocco/France/Spain/Germany/Belgium
North American Premiere

“Charlie Harper” | Tom Dean, Mac Eldridge | USA
World Premiere

“Christy” | David Michôd | USA
World Premiere

“Couture” | Alice Winocour | USA/France
World Premiere

“Dead Man’s Wire” | Gus Van Sant | USA
North American Premiere

“Degrassi: Whatever It Takes” | Lisa Rideout | Canada
World Premiere

“Easy’s Waltz” | Nic Pizzolatto | USA
World Premiere

“EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert” | Baz Luhrmann | Australia/USA
World Premiere

“Eternal Return” | Yaniv Raz | United Kingdom/USA
World Premiere

“Frankenstein” | Guillermo del Toro | USA
North American Premiere

*”Franz” | Agnieszka Holland | Czech Republic/Germany/Poland
World Premiere

*”Good News” | Byun Sung-hyun | South Korea
World Premiere

*”Hedda” | Nia DaCosta | USA
World Premiere

“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” | Mary Bronstein | USA
Canadian Premiere

“It Was Just an Accident” | Jafar Panahi | Iran/France/Luxembourg
Canadian Premiere

“It Would Be Night in Caracas” | Mariana Rondón, Marité Ugás | Mexico
World Premiere

“Kokuho” | Lee Sang-il | Japan
North American Premiere

“Ky Nam Inn” | Leon Le | Vietnam
World Premiere

“Lovely Day” | Philippe Falardeau | Canada
World Premiere

“Meadowlarks” | Tasha Hubbard | Canada
World Premiere

*”Mile End Kicks” | Chandler Levack | Canada
World Premiere

“Monkey in a Cage” | Anurag Kashyap | India
World Premiere

“Nouvelle Vague” | Richard Linklater | France
Canadian Premiere

“Poetic License” | Maude Apatow | USA
World Premiere

“Primavera” | Damiano Michieletto | Italy/France
World Premiere

“Project Y” | Lee Hwan | South Korea
World Premiere

*”Rental Family” | HIKARI | USA/Japan
World Premiere

“Rose of Nevada” | Mark Jenkin | United Kingdom
North American Premiere

“Sacrifice” | Romain Gavras | United Kingdom/Greece
World Premiere

“Scarlet” | Mamoru Hosoda | Japan
North American Premiere

“Sentimental Value” | Joachim Trier | Norway/France/Denmark/Germany/Sweden/United Kingdom
Canadian Premiere

“Silent Friend” | Ildikó Enyedi | Germany/Hungary/France
North American Premiere

“Sir?t” | Óliver Laxe | France/Spain
North American Premiere

“Sound of Falling” | Mascha Schilinski | Germany
North American Premiere

*”Steal Away” | Clement Virgo | Canada/Belgium
World Premiere

*”The Captive” | Alejandro Amenábar | Spain/Italy
World Premiere

*”The Christophers” | Steven Soderbergh | United Kingdom
World Premiere

*”The Lost Bus” | Paul Greengrass | USA
World Premiere

“The Secret Agent” | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Brazil/France/Netherlands/Germany
Canadian Premiere

“The Smashing Machine” | Benny Safdie | USA
North American Premiere

“The Testament of Ann Lee” | Mona Fastvold | UK
North American Premiere | Presented in 70mm

“The Ugly” | Yeon Sang-ho | South Korea
World Premiere

“Three Goodbyes” | Isabel Coixet | Italy/Spain
World Premiere

“Train Dreams” | Clint Bentley | USA
International Premiere

“Tuner” | Daniel Roher | USA
Canadian Premiere

“Uiksaringitara” (“Wrong Husband”) | Zacharias Kunuk | Canada
North American Premiere

*”Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” | Rian Johnson | USA
World Premiere

“You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution…” | Nick Davis | USA
World Premiere

Tickets go on sale to TIFF Members by level beginning on Friday, August 15. For more details, visit tiff.net/join. The full Festival schedule will be released on Tuesday, August 12. The 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, presented by Rogers, runs September 4–14, 2025.

About TIFF
TIFF is a not-for-profit cultural organization with a mission to transform the way people see the world through film. A global leader in film and entertainment, TIFF initiatives include the annual Toronto International Film Festival® in September; TIFF Lightbox, which features five cinemas, learning and entertainment facilities; the Donald Shebib TIFF Film Circuit, an innovative national distribution program; and TIFF: The Market launching in 2026. The organization generates an estimated annual economic impact of $240 million CAD. TIFF Lightbox is generously supported by contributors including the Province of Ontario, the Government of Canada, the City of Toronto, the Reitman family (Ivan Reitman, Agi Mandel, and Susan Michaels), The Daniels Corporation, and RBC. For more information, visit tiff.net.

TIFF is generously supported by Festival Presenting Sponsor Rogers Communications.

TIFF is generously supported by Major Sponsors RBC and Visa and Major Supporters the Government of Ontario, Telefilm Canada, and the City of Toronto.